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ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA, MONDAY EVENING, MAY 12, 1919.
No. 112
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AUSTRIAN TREATY
ALMOST READY
Austrian Frontier Givea Italy
All Stratetic Heights and De
fensive Passages
TUy Associated rress)
Paris, May 12. The Coun
cil of Four at its meeting to
day decided to refer the Ger
man notes on labor and war
prisoners to experts for consid
eration instead of answering
'them immediately, as it did the
first two communications from
the German delegation.
"MONSTROUS DOCUMENT"
Berlin, May 12. "Germany
has seized and unfurled a new
banner on which are inscribed
.President Wilson's fourteen
points, which the President has
I apparently deserted" said
' Freidrich Ebert, Germany's
President in a statement to the
Associated Press today.
' Ebert called the peace
treaty
ment"
monstrous
docu-
He declared that "history
holds no precendent for such
determination to annihilate
completely vanquished peo
Pies." ,, 4
Paris, May 12. The peace
treaty with Austria is nearing
completion and an official
summary is being prepared as
was done in the case of the
German treaty.
Altho not so stated in the
treaty, the new Austrian fron
tier is the one designated by
the secret treaty of London
giving Italy all strategic
height and defensive passages.
WILL VISIT BRUSSELS
Brussels, May 12. Presi
dent Wilson will visit Brussels
about May 20th, according to
the Independence Beige, which
adds that the visit will "dissi
pate misunderstandings and
establish the good will of the
Allies toward Belgium."
DISCUSS ITALIAN
SITUATION
Paris, May 12. Italian For
eign Minister Sonnino, confer
- ierred today with Col. House.
The conferees discussed the
Italian situation with a view to
reaching a basis of adjustment
.before the Austrians arrive.
SOCIALISTS ASK INTER
VIEW .Amsterdam. May 12. The
(Commission appointed by the
-executive committee of the In
ternational Socialist Congress
.has examined the peace terms
.submitted to Geimany and has
decided to ask an interview
with the Council of Four in
Paris for Die purpose of ex
pressing the Socialist point of
r view as to terms.
DISCONTENT IN ROME
Rome, May 12. Discontent
.And irritation of the people are
again growing on account of
the news from Paris 'that Italy
:is not likely to get what she
claims on the eastern shore of
..the Adriatic.
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( COUNCIL FOUR MEETS
Paris, May 12. The! Coun
cil of' Fourj took up jthe con-
sideration , of ; replies- ' to be
made to the latest German
notes regarding labor matters
-and prisoners of war.
TRIUMPHAL MARCH JUNE
The triumphal march of the
..'Allied Annies thru Paris w t
.take place Jane sirtth, accwd-
TO KEEP IJT TOUCH WITH
THE BUSINESS WORLD
READ ADVERTISEMENTS
"You caa learn more from the
advertisements in your daily
newspaper than you could In
weeks spent in visiting stores,
shops and offices.
If you did not read the ad-
vertisementB, you might go to
a store and come home again
and never learn about some new
goods in that store that would
interest you. But the store
keeper knows and he publishes
the news In an advertisement
for you to read.
If you did not read advertise
ments, you might go on pur
chasing one article for years
when a new and better article
has come to take its place.
It pays to keep In touch with
I the business world by reading
advertisements.
It pays if you have nothing
to buy but your own clothes and
shoes and candy and books and
other personal things.
It pays even more If you are
buying for a household.
By keeping in touch through
reading advertisements you can
buy to more advantage, And out
where and when to get the
things you want, and avoid re
grettable expenditures, t
A large part of our world of
today Is the world of business
and commerce. And the voice
by which It speak In advertise
ing. It has a message tot you.
Keep in touch by reading thin
message by reading advertise-
ments.
SPARTACANS ACTIVE
IN CENTRAL GERMANY
(By Associated Tress)
Berlin, May 12. The Spaitacans
and Independent Socialists are again
active in central Germany.
At Eisenach Saturday they forced
the major of the district and the dis
trict director to march at the head
of the radical parade carrying red
flags. Afterwards these oillclals
were beaten by the crowd.
C-5 TO MAKE
TEST CRUISE
(By Associated Tress)
St. Johns, May 12. A landing
party from the cruiser Chicago today
I began to prepare a landing place for
'the naval dirigible, C-5, which will
make a tetf cruse hers from Cape
May this week.
Whether the big gas bag will be
started overseas after its arrival here
will not be decided until after it
lands.
WCATUn MAT
IT tun I 11 j 1
FAVORABLE TODAY
(By Associated Tread)
Chatham, Mass.. May 12.--Veath-er
conditions today are unfavorable
for the resumption of the flight of
the seaplane NC-4 to Halifax and
Trepaspy.
WITHDRAW TROOPS
EARLY IN JUNE
'K A"xirlnff Trf
Archangel. May 12. Tentative
arrangements are being made to be
gin the withdrawal of Amer'can
troops from North Russia early In
JuLfc. No dc-fln to oulji hi-.e . jo i
reecsved by the American command
er. The A:v.e.Ur:i troop3 have iiot
been engaged on a latge scale In the
past months fight. ng.
TICKETS GOING FAST
i. Tickets for the orphan's concert
'at the Alkrerr.a Wednesday n'ght are
now on sale At Seifg's and ara go n
at a rate which Indicates that those
who wait til1, the last minute will be
unr.ble to secure any seats tit all.
'ing to present understanding.
LIEVE VIENNA TODAY
j Vieaca,, May .JL2.-r.The Aus
trian "peace 'detection "will
leave Vienna today and reacb
Paris Wednesday. . . ,
FRENCH PLAN
CELEBRATION
Paris, April 18. (Correspondence
of The Associated Press.) France's
national fete day, the fourteenth of
July, will witness scenes of patrio
tic fervor probably unparalleled in
the history of the republic, for that
is the date provisionally agreed up
on as most appropriate for the grand
march of the victorious French army
through the streets of the capital.
The program Is already beginning
to assume definite shape. The route
will be from the Porte Maillot, at the
main entrance to the Bols de Bou
logne, through the Arc de Triumphe,
along the Avenue des Champs Ely
sees, the Place de la Concorde and
the Rue de Rivoli to the Place de la
Republlque; a distance of some eight
miles.
The general outlines of the scheme
of decorations have been arranged
by a body called the French Federa
tion of Mobilized Artists of the War
1914-1918. and a festival committee
of forty, appointed by M. Laferre,
minister of Public Instruction, has
approved the scheme submitted.
At the Porte Maillot, between huge
' pylons, tribunes will be erected
'where the city fathers will welcome
th heroes of Verdun and the Marne.
Along the Avenue ?.e la Grande Ar
mee .decorative plaques will com
memorate battles, the names of
which are household words through
out the world.
No superfluous decoration will
Martha architectural beauty of the
Arc de Triumphe, but the vast circus
where twelve noble avenues con
verge will be made into one va
amphitheatre for thousands of spec
tators. Decked with a profusion of flowers
and flags, the Avenue des Champs
Elysees will no doubt offer a magni
ficent Spectacle. A monument rep
resenting the League of Nations,
symbolizing Victory and Peace, will
'be erected on the Terras3e des Feu
lllants, while halfway, at the Rond
j Point, another monument will recall
the glorious dead, resurrected ami
joining In the triumph of the living
' The Luxor obelisk on the Place de
la Concorde will form the center ol
an immense decorative scheme ex
tending to the famous statues rep
resenting the chief cities of France
The decoration of the other street?
through which the pageant will pass
will be left in the hand'? of the an
thoritles of the different city wards.
Regret Is felt in some quarters
that by July so ir.it of the actual
participants in the great battles will
hae been demobilized. This will,
however, not detract fro mthe fer
vent homage that will be paid to the
colors of the famous French regi
ments which covered themselves
with glory.
ANTI-NARCOTIC
The suggestion has been made
that if girls and you..g l&a.a wou.u
not allow young men to smoke In
the'r presence, the cigarette problem
would be solved. It Is strange but
It is true thp.t e'l great problems
have to be solved by the womanhood
of the world, and they will have to
attack this Itreat world-wide problem
es the women forty-live years ago did
the prohibition movement, on bend
ed knee, only through work and
prayer can this great ev'.l be con
quered. On July first alcohol is to make its
1ml bew and ret te gracefully from
the American scene. Already we
hear that plans are under way to
convfnee the American people that
tobacco should follow suit. What
about It? Ought wg who have strong
ly favored the prohibition of the
manufacture and srle of alcoholic
drinks to use our influence also for
the prohibition of the growing and
sale of tobacco?
Yes with all of
our strength to save the manhood of
America.
SUNDAY SCHOOL TEACHER.
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T.AUES FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
Matinee races are now being fa?v
it n"k on the old fair grounds
on Riverside Drive every Friday and
baturday afternoon it. two o;cloclt.
The SSCOnd metises race trf-Hl
. ,
esason were held last, Friday and
turfmen present are reported to have
expressed themselves as well pleased
win. the areata ot the day. ,
FIRST METHODISTS
TO LOSENO TIME
With R. W. Foreman at Man
ager of The Centenary Cam
paign, Will Reach Goal By
Next Sunday Night
The First Methodist Church,
South, of Elizabeth City purposes to
lose no time in coming across with
its allotment of the $35,000,000 Mis
sionary Centenary Fund, for which
a drive will be staged by the South
ern Methodists of the I'nited States
next week. The First Church has
been asked to raise $22,000 as its
pro rata of the $115,000,000 fund and
this church expects to deliver its
quota by Sunday night, May 18.
There ure 863 members of the
First Church In this city and seven
of that number have already signi
fied that they will pledge $10,000 of
the amount needed, leaving only
$12,000 to be pledged by the other
S56 members. The campaign man
ager of the First Church is Mr. R.
W. Foreman and his plan of cam
paign calls for an all day canvass of
the church members next Sunday,
starting Immediately after the morn
ing Bervice at the dinroh,
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I NDKIISTANDINU NATIONS
Ralph 1). Boumenfeld. an English
editor, while in favor of the League
3f Nations, explains that he does not
expect iinpossibilitiej from it.
"The mere constitutlcn of forma
tion of a League is not sufficient to
oring a new heaven anil a new earth.
There must be something else, and
that is a better understanding among
nations. Half the wars of the world
have been due to suspicion, envy
and malice on the part of one nation
against another, because there wa?
no real understanding between the
peoples."
He therefore proceeds to argue
for a closer association and Inter
change of ideas on the part of the
British and American people. That
Is obviously a desirable thing, to
which all Americans not obsessed
with the old Jingo prejudices agulnst
John Bull will lend their hearty ap
proval. But it would be a narrow
and unwise plan to confine this
policy to Great Britain. There are
other nations with whom it Is more
conceivable that wars should arise
than with Great Britain. If mutual
understanding Is the best prevent've
of wars. It behooves us to cultivate
such understanding with them, and
'o foster it among all nations.
This very th trig will probably turn
out to be the supreme benefit result
ng from the League of Nations. It
s self-ev'dent that the mere draw
ng up of a constitution and the mere
meeting and speech-making and re
volving and legislating of the repre
sentatives of the member-nations are
not going to remodel mank'nd. But
all th's tunct'onlng of the league In
volves a larg9 amount of systeme'e
o-operatlon cn the part of all the
powers, and full publicity for all
the'r acts. When we have the na
tions working together for common
purposea, along l nes that run thru
all departments of their national
I'fe. end when all of them are told
rignt Just what the others are doing
cd why they are do-ng it. there will
certainly come a better knowledge of
each other
And w.th that knowledge w lliw'cu th( are lak:n' "cording to
surely come understanding and sym
pathy.
" r or.nnt I, a to man T Irnnxt, "
ap'ft Pharloa T.nmh Tltilt Id u l-tw
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of human nature.
And since nations '
are only Eggregaticns of men and
'women, It must be so with them,
REDEEMING NO MAN'S I AND
No Man's Land, t L?t desolate
gtretch in France which lay so long
UQd9r hte storm of the guns. Is be-
Ing transformed under the direction
of tne French government Into a
tract of forests and orchards.
0Id stumps are being blown out.
rubbish Is being cleared away, and
the ground made ready for a new
planting.
The govern ment is bearing all the
expense, and trying to encourage the,
flaMa anil 'nrotianta
Uw m TT M www hw a)uw w W
four years ago made all this region
beautiful to begin again, and make
two trees grow where one grew he-
fort, -v .
HOME COMING DAY
AT CHOWAN COLLEGE
The Home-Coming Exercises of
the Alumnae of Chowan College will
be held on the afternoon of Com
mencement Day, May 20th. 1919 in
the college auditorium. All alum
nae of the College are urgently re
quested to be present.
Program:
1:30 P. M.
Alumnae Luncheon.
3:00 P. M.
Home Coming Exercises.
Chorus Greeting Mendelssohn
Meditation from Tliairs ..Messeliet
Cants Amoroso Snmmartino
Miss Lois (lorrell
Chowan College; Its Present and
Future Opportunities Hon. J.
II. Mathews.
Chowan, Mother Dear . . MasCullers
Uoodwin. - Student Hoily.
Ilv.siness meeting of Alumnae As
sociation of Chowan College.
FILIPINOS NOW IN
AMERICAN NAVY
(Ily Associated Tronn)
San Francisco, May 12. For the
first time In the history of the Uni
ted States navy, an American de
trover end a submarine, when com
pleted, will make their maiden trip
out of here with petty officers and
crew composed entirely of Filipinos.
Ninety-seven Filipinos are taking
the course at the Mare Island Navy
yard, r.etr here, which will fit them
tor duty aboard the new ships. Oth
ers will come until the total comple
ment of 114 men for the destroyer
and thirty-nine for the submarine
have been assembled.
The destroyer Jose Rizal, and the
submarine F-30 now building at the
Union Iron works here are the gifts
of the Philippines to the United
States navy. When they are placed
in commission the Philippines will
enjoy the distinction, not only that
tliey have paid for the ships, but
thet they also have supplied the
crews to man them.
Heretofore Filipinos have been al
lowed to enlist in the United States
navy, with few exceptions in the
Asiatic Slatlon, only as mess attend
ints. When the Philippines an
nounced Its gift, an order was Issued
by the Navy Department to the com
manding officer cf every ship afloat
to nominate from his crew such Fil'
plnos as he considered desirable to
form the complements for the new
vessels. The boys also were allowed
to make application for the assign
ment. At Mare Island they are being
ifiven courses In seamanship, ord
nance, and torpedo work, stguall'ng
md infantry us well as special traln
ng in electrical school, gas and en
gine Fchool and the artificers' school
,'or crrpenters, paitners, blacksmiths
.ir.d coppersmiths.
The crew of the submarine will be
mnde iin entirely of volunteers. Fif
teen already have spoken for this j
line of work and when they finish '
the r course at Mare Island they will
be sent to San Pedro. Cal.. for furth-
er Instruction.
me r;p-.no ueru, m.u, w. ,
hrve served In the constabulary ser
vice of the islands, show an adapta
bility to discipline, a general inter
est In their work and a willingness
and ability to master the courses
their officers.
Commander E. F. Root, now
on t
llUtV A- tliO
Union iron Works
in
o:
connection w:tn me
compiet'on
y,rh I.
JOBe n "" ua,v
set for Mey 25, w'll commana me
destroyer end all other officers will
be regular Naval Academy men. At
Mare Island, the crew which Is to
serve under him is being prepared
for its work by Captain Marcus L.
Miller, retired, and Lieutenant Com
mander J. T. Alesander, executive
officer of the training camp.
BIG COTTON MILLS
. ., (By Aurturtated Pros)
Oastonla, N. C, Ma)r 12.-
,The
Mle of the Low CotUm,. Mills, 4the
Wcond largest In the South .to the
'i.-L. . flnnnln fnrnAra! Inn. I'PAsf
C U IVSV I SaBS W W -
tucket, Rhode Island, waa announced
today. -r- . ,
'ihe transaction la said to Involve
more than two and a hall inunons.1
ARE SOLD TODAY
FRENCH CRUISERS
OFF HELSINGFORS
Fifty Thousand Entente troops
To Take Part in Attack on
Petrograd Say Dispatch
(By Associated Press)
Stockholm, May 12. Entente
forces are preparing military opera
tions with Helslngfors as a base for
the attack against Petrograd, accord
ing to a Helslngfors dispatch.
Fifty thousand troops are expect
ed to take part In the operations ac
cording to the dispatch which says
that French cruisers are now In the
Gulf of Finland off Helslngfors.
WOMEN WIN
London. April 19. (Correspond
ence of the Associated Press.) Bri
tish women have scored a new
triumph by securing admission to
the Institution of Naval Architects
as members. The vote taken by the
institute on the question was 491 to
220.
When the result was announced.
Sir Wlll'am Smith moved that wo
men be admitted as members on
equal terms with men. Sir Alfred
Yarrow, In seconding the motion,
mentioned the case of women Join-'
ers who were employed a short tlm9
ago in building a destroyer. He said
they made a "magnificent Job of it,"
and the boat was accepted by the
Admiralty without a demur, He
mentioned another boat which re-'
cently attained a speed of 38.6 knots.
"That," said Sir Alfred, "Is the
best speed yet obtained. The lines
of that ship were determined partly
by a young lady named Keary."
The motion was carried.
ON TUESDAY NIGHT AT
TEAItli 8TKEET CHURCH
An entertainment Is to be given at
Pearl Street Methodist church Tues
day, Muy 13th beginning at 8 p. m.
PROGRAM
Opening Song.
Invocation by Rev. W. S. Moore, D.
S.. Troy. N. C.
Music by City Road Orchestra.
An nouncement.
Solo by Miss Mayine Warlngton.
Introduction Dr. M. O. Fletcher,
President Washington Collegi
ate Institute.
Dcbrte on Military Training by the
Students of Washington Colleg
iate Institute.
Alternative. M ss May me Warlngton
of New Berne, N. C.
Music.
Negative. Jolce Clark of Ashevllle,
N. C.
Benediction.
Admission free. Public invited.
GAMBLING DEN RAIDED
William Coatee, colored, was sen
tenced to sixty days on the roads by
Trial JuHtira Science In PnWe Court
Monday morn!ng for conducting a
lgambllng den ,n room o( , hme
on Green treet
Dll,tn . nilmh-r nf ,.. nl ,h.
Joint were convicted and fined.
GREENVILLE BANKER HERE
Paul L. Clodfelter, of Greenville,
cashier of the Farmers' Bank of that
city, was in Elizabeth City Monday
on business.
OPEN EVENINGS
The Cmh Compaay will rema'o
open evenings from 7 until 8:30 for
the convenience of customers ' who
may not be able to call during the,
day.
ATTEND GRAND COMMANDER?
Dr. John Griggs, A. G. James and
George Cox. left Monday for Greens
boro, ' where they will attend a meat
Ing of the Grand Chapter and Grand
, Commandeiy, Mascnic order.
TRAINS CHANGE SCHEDULE,
, Night train. leaves Norfolk now 30 .
minutes lat?r. So corns with Edgar '
and get home at $ o'elockv ' J .'
M SJMMtk tdflfTVA mm aaawai M W
WANTED ISSUES or TBS aft
vance of April lTth. I cents each
' fof tnt tBrvv coptee. oroas&t to
x&e Advance oCse. '..